Here I am watching American gymnastics while the rest of Hong Kong is watching diving and fawns over the Chinese, shoo-ins for gold every four years.
Diving is pretty boring, truth be told.
But the reason I love America, and American gymnastics, is these crazy athletes do what they do because they get a kick out of it. Because they are drawn to it. They are driven by it. Because it's fun. Because they want to be the best in it. Because they are crazy.
They do not do it because their government interviewed their parents before they were born and shipped them as little kiddies to dormitories and training facilities where all they do is their sport for the next 10 years so they might represent their country in world events. Playing because it's all they know, to be waved around by their countries, and for the sake of government prize money.
This is why America is a great country, and I love it even though no one has ever instructed me to. It's where people excel as a choice.
And that this gymnast Jordyn Wieber didn't make the all-around event and cried ... I know it's sad for her but girl, you're an Olympian!
As Adam Duritz once wailed, "American girls, all weather and noise ... you made me cry, you made me cry, you made me cry!"
But the reason I love America, and American gymnastics, is these crazy athletes do what they do because they get a kick out of it. Because they are drawn to it. They are driven by it. Because it's fun. Because they want to be the best in it. Because they are crazy.
They do not do it because their government interviewed their parents before they were born and shipped them as little kiddies to dormitories and training facilities where all they do is their sport for the next 10 years so they might represent their country in world events. Playing because it's all they know, to be waved around by their countries, and for the sake of government prize money.
This is why America is a great country, and I love it even though no one has ever instructed me to. It's where people excel as a choice.
And that this gymnast Jordyn Wieber didn't make the all-around event and cried ... I know it's sad for her but girl, you're an Olympian!
As Adam Duritz once wailed, "American girls, all weather and noise ... you made me cry, you made me cry, you made me cry!"
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